Penin
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 31/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 65 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Penin (INSEE 62651) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CC des Campagnes de l'Artois. Population 458 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 31/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 65 % of the 17,923 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.89 | 10 | 8.88 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE - REGROUPEMENT PEDAGOGIQUE...). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE - REGROUPEMENT PEDAGOGIQUE... | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 452 (2012) → 458 (2023): 1.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 330 (1990) → 458 (2023): 38.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 200, of which 2 % second homes and 7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Tincques): 3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Tincques): 3.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Tincques): 2.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Avesnes-le-Comte): 6.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Penin): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 41 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SAULTY weather station, 12.1 km away at 174 m; the village itself is at 133 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at SAULTY, 12.1 km away at 174 m, over 29 summers. [11]
An average of 841 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at AUBIGNY, 8.1 km away at 96 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
16 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 163,395 € — 1,493 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Pas-de-Calais is 1,534 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62651/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62651/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62651/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62651/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62820
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62063
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62651
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonlieu-sur-Roubion | 26 | 663 km S | 458 | 32.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Lambert | 78 | 181 km S | 447 | 28.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Bizots | 71 | 422 km S | 471 | 26.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Amettes | 62 | 23 km N | 469 | 28.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Allier | 65 | 815 km S | 446 | 32.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 96 % · humidity 57 % |
| Oost-Cappel | 59 | 67 km N | 463 | 28.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amettes | 62 | 23 km N | 469 | 28.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oost-Cappel | 59 | 67 km N | 463 | 28.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Lambert | 78 | 181 km S | 447 | 28.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Bizots | 71 | 422 km S | 471 | 26.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bonlieu-sur-Roubion | 26 | 663 km S | 458 | 32.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Allier | 65 | 815 km S | 446 | 32.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 96 % · humidity 57 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Penin's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Lambert | 78 | 181 km S | 447 | 28.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Amettes | 62 | 23 km N | 469 | 28.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bosc-Bordel | 76 | 112 km SW | 455 | 28.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sailly-Saillisel | 80 | 45 km SE | 469 | 28 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Escarmain | 59 | 76 km E | 479 | 27.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ovillers-la-Boisselle | 80 | 37 km SE | 431 | 27.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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